Time Machine just updated with about 28 Gb of information....what gives?

I have been running Time Machine for a month with no problems (knock on wood...unlike all the other problems seen here). Over this time, as each update occurred, Time Machine would use a nominal small amount of hard drive space for whatever was updated and backed up. So far so good. Today however, after putting in the Keyboard Firmware Update on my Macbook, the Time Machine came on, and for about 30 minutes updated over 28 Gb of information (eating into my available space left of the hard drive)! It is as if it completely recopied the system or something. If it does this every time, my "available" space is going to dwindle down quickly. Anyone have any ideas on this?

This is something I have also noticed in Time Machine. If you update the system it will want to rewrite the entire system to back up. The only solution I can come up with is to include the system folders in the "do not back up" dialogue box in TM preferences. Otherwise TM is programed to drop off older backup folders to make room for the new ones as needed. A drag if you use your external drive for other things in addition to back up.

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